LCST behavior of poly(2-ethyl-2-oxazoline) containing diblock and triblock copolymers
| Autor: | Michael Dirauf, Ulrich S. Schubert, Christine Weber, Martin Sahn, Leanne M. Stafast, Damiano Bandelli |
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| Rok vydání: | 2018 |
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Molar mass Polymers and Plastics Chemistry Organic Chemistry Cationic polymerization General Physics and Astronomy Chain transfer 02 engineering and technology Polymer 010402 general chemistry 021001 nanoscience & nanotechnology 01 natural sciences Lower critical solution temperature Ring-opening polymerization 0104 chemical sciences Polymerization Polymer chemistry Materials Chemistry Copolymer 0210 nano-technology |
| Zdroj: | European Polymer Journal. 100:57-66 |
| ISSN: | 0014-3057 |
| Popis: | Mono- and bifunctional macro chain transfer agents were prepared via the living cationic ring opening polymerization of EtOx. A series of well-defined P(eTEGA)-b-PEtOx-b-P(eTEGA) triblock copolymers, PEtOx-b-P(eTEGA) as well as PEtOx-b-PNiPAm diblock copolymers were obtained by subsequent reversible addition fragmentation chain transfer polymerization of eTEGA or NiPAm, respectively. While the molar mass of the PEtOx was kept constant, the DP of the PNiPAm or P(eTEGA) block was varied and covers a wide range. Turbidimetry, NMR spectroscopy and dynamic light scattering investigations of the aqueous polymer solutions revealed that the lower critical solution temperature behavior of the triblock copolymers is strongly affected by the hydrophobic end groups whereas the presence of hydrogen bond donating moieties does not play any role. For diblock copolymers with a sufficiently long PEtOx block, the PNiPAm blocks collapsed independently, resulting in multiple phase transitions and the formation of well-defined aggregated structures. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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